Cover of The Aleph and Other Stories 1933-1969

The Aleph and Other Stories 1933-1969

Dazzling and unmistakable in style, resonant in meaning, Jorge Luis Borges' 'The Aleph and Other Stories' contains the best of Borges' fiction. Included also is a lengthy autobiographical essay written especially for this volume. The twenty stories in this book cover the whole span and all the various facets of Borges' forty-year career as a short story writer.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 286 pages

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